The Compound Effect of House Cleaning on Mental Health

Jeff Yang: I was worried because I've got this big thing that I'm doing today with a friend of mine who's had the worst year. She lost her husband unexpectedly while they were on a family vacation. And, you know, she's genuinely the nicest, kindest, sweetest person I've ever known. He says he likes house cleaning as a measure of wellness.Yang: It has this compound effect where like cleaning the house indicates that you are in a better place to begin with and then having a clean house puts you in an even better place.